Discussion 2021: Strategy, Team & Player Discussions

Shannon

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Darkie said:
I can’t recall the rule of thumb on interrupted preseasons ... is it basically anything less than “full running in January”, or very close to it, should be ruled out?
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Pretty much yes - history has shown that generally speaking, if a player doesn't get a proper volume of training under their belt leading into round 1 then they are likely to start the season slowly then build therefor making them more of a possible upgrade target.
 
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DE GOEY IN MID-SEASON FORM

A hamstring injury that kept Jordan De Goey out of the 2019 preliminary final – and saw him make a dash to Germany – meant Collingwood was conservative with one of its biggest stars last pre-season. The shackles look like they’ve been removed on Friday’s evidence. A chiselled De Goey presented in terrific shape, dwarfing some of his teammates in body size but running as well as everyone bar Will Kelly. He even snuck in a session before Christmas, so he’s not stuffing around. After long deliberations, the Pies announced he had re-signed for two more years in December. Maybe, just maybe, De Goey is ready to tear the competition apart.

Training in the midfield, could he be a beneficiary of Treloar's departure along with Adams?

Maybe he could be this year's Petracca, have that breakout season we have been waiting for..... priced at 435K - tempting.
 
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Shannon said:
Pretty much yes - history has shown that generally speaking, if a player doesn't get a proper volume of training under their belt leading into round 1 then they are likely to start the season slowly then build therefor making them more of a possible upgrade target.
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Thank you - do you think close to full running in Jan would be a reasonable threshold, or not necessarily?
 
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